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Page 11
... kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen . Their thoughts are often new , but seldom natural ; they are not obvious , but neither are they just ; and the reader , far from wondering that he missed them , wonders more fre- quently ...
... kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen . Their thoughts are often new , but seldom natural ; they are not obvious , but neither are they just ; and the reader , far from wondering that he missed them , wonders more fre- quently ...
Page 31
... kind of poesy fit for all manner of subjects . But he should have remembered , that what is fit for everything can fit nothing well . The great pleasure of verse arises from the known measure of the lines , and uniform struc- ture of ...
... kind of poesy fit for all manner of subjects . But he should have remembered , that what is fit for everything can fit nothing well . The great pleasure of verse arises from the known measure of the lines , and uniform struc- ture of ...
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... kind , as if a tenth muse had been newly born to cherish droop- ing poetry . The Doctor at that time brought him into that company which was most celebrated for good conversation , where he was received and esteemed with great applause ...
... kind , as if a tenth muse had been newly born to cherish droop- ing poetry . The Doctor at that time brought him into that company which was most celebrated for good conversation , where he was received and esteemed with great applause ...
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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